Richard Zambrano

{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1967)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Zambrano|Chávez|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Richard Zambrano

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Luis Richard Zambrano Chávez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|5|20}}

| birth_place = Laja, Chile

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = {{ill|Deportes Laja|es|Club de Deportes Laja}}

| years1 = 1984–1986 | clubs1 = {{ill|Deportes Laja|es|Club de Deportes Laja}} | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1986–1989 | clubs2 = Fernández Vial{{Cite web|url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Fernandez%20Vial/Fernandez%20Vial%201986%20nacional.htm |title=Fernandez Vial 1986 – Campeonato Nacional|website=solofutbol.cl|language=es|access-date=August 18, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Fernandez%20Vial/Fernandez%20Vial%201987%20nacional.htm |title=Fernandez Vial 1987 – Campeonato Nacional|website=solofutbol.cl|language=es|access-date=August 18, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Fernandez%20Vial/Fernandez%20Vial%201988%20nacional.htm |title=Fernandez Vial 1988 – Campeonato Nacional|website=solofutbol.cl|language=es|access-date=August 18, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Fernandez%20Vial/Fernandez%20Vial%201989%20nacional.htm |title=Fernandez Vial 1989 – Campeonato Nacional|website=solofutbol.cl|language=es|access-date=August 18, 2020}} | caps2 = 96 | goals2 = 30

| years3 = 1990–1991 | clubs3 = Unión Española{{Cite web|url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Union%20Espanola/Union%20Espanola%201990%20nacional.htm|title=

Union Española 1990 – Campeonato Nacional|website=solofutbol.cl|language=es|access-date=August 18, 2020}}

| caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 16

| years4 = 1991–1992 | clubs4 = St. Gallen | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1992 | clubs5 = Unión Española | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1993 | clubs6 = Universidad de Chile | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1993–1995 | clubs7 = Santos Laguna | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 7

| years8 = 1994 | clubs8 = → Deportivo Cali (loan) | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 1995–1996 | clubs9 = Atlético Celaya | caps9 = 39 | goals9 = 12

| years10 = 1997–1998 | clubs10 = Colo-Colo | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 1998–2000 | clubs11 = UNAM | caps11 = 41 | goals11 = 5

| years12 = 2000 | clubs12 = Audax Italiano | caps12 = 28 | goals12 = 9

| years13 = 2001 | clubs13 = Deportivo Italchacao | caps13 = | goals13 =

| years14 = 2001 | clubs14 = Deportes Puerto Montt | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 1

| years15 = 2002 | clubs15 = Coquimbo Unido | caps15 = 25 | goals15 = 4

| years16 = 2003–2006 | clubs16 = Fernández Vial | caps16 = | goals16 =

| nationalyears1 = 1987

| nationalteam1 = Chile B

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1990–1993

| nationalteam2 = Chile

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 2

}}

Luis Richard Zambrano Chávez ({{IPA|es|riˈtʃaɾð θamˈbɾano}}; born 20 May 1967), known as just Richard Zambrano, is a Chilean former professional footballer.

Career

Zambrano had successful spells in his country and Mexico and retired in 2006, aged 39. His last club was Arturo Fernández Vial,{{cite news| url = http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20070208/pags/20070208215324.html |work = Cooperativa.cl | title = Richard Zambrano analiza el retiro del fútbol tras ser despedido de Fernández Vial | date=8 January 2007}} the club where he debuted as a professional after a period of play for {{ill|Deportes Laja|es|Club de Deportes Laja|vertical-align=sup}} in the mid-1980s. He also played in Venezuela for Deportivo Italchacao in 2001.{{cite web |title=Jugadores chilenos que pasaron por el fútbol de Venezuela |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2017/03/27/album/1490643697_369870.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=24 September 2022 |language=es |date=28 March 2017}}

Zambrano also represented the Chile national football team in the 1993 Copa América in Ecuador, where he scored twice in a 3–2 victory over Brazil.{{cite news| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/93safull.html |work = Rsssf.com | title = 1993 Copa América – RSSSF | accessdate = 21 September 2009}} Before, he represented the Chile B national team in the 1987 President's Cup International Football Tournament.{{cite web |last1=Barrios |first1=Javier |title=La selección chilena del ascenso en la Copa del Presidente 1987 |url=https://asifuch.cl/la-seleccion-chilena-del-ascenso-en-la-copa-del-presidente-1987/ |website=ASIFUCH |access-date=9 May 2025 |language=es |date=17 December 2024}}

In politics

Zambrano was a candidate to councillor for Los Ángeles commune in 2012.{{cite web |title=Seleccionados en política |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/seleccionados-en-politica.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=27 June 2025 |language=es}}

Honours

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